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The Beautiful Struggle
My Writings
Ta-Nehisi Coates begins his story in fear. It's 1980s Baltimore, downtown, Charles Street, no less or more dangerous than now. He and his older brother, whom he affectionately calls Big Bill, are about to get their manhood trampled by an eager crew from Murphy Homes trying to reconfirm their own. Reputation precedes their adversaries. They "split backs and poured in salt."...
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My Father, the Tragic Hero
Bigger Than Hip-Hop
I've boycotted Father's Day for longer than I can remember. In content rebellion, I'd refuse to telephone my father and would avoid his call when he pined for my gratitude. I'd reject any urges to select and purchase hideous neckties or other unnecessary gifts. I'd dismiss images of sitting around a bountiful dinner table honoring the man who got my mother pregnant...
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